BIRTH NAME: Brian Joseph Downes
PERFORMANCE NAME: Downesy
ROLE: Singer/songwriter, sometime guitarist
OTHER OCCUPATIONS/INTERESTS: Entrepreneur. Screenwriter. Amateur Thespian.
MARITAL STATUS: Nancy Sullivan (May, 1993)
CHILDREN: James Brian and Alison Kelley.
HISTORY: Raised in Lowell, Massachusetts.
During his school years Brian found himself drawn to music while fumbling with the guitar. His early inspiration came from such bands as The Beatles, Deep Purple, U2, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix to name a few. Around this time he attended a regular weekend jam session at the home of his good friend Mike Bindas. The start up musicians did not have a singer so Downesy stepped in and has assumed the front man role ever since. The charismatic lead singer was anointed "Space" early on for his onstage antics and practical joking. Eventually the band's line up and show evolved and matured and moniker was dropped.
After numerous player rotations the band settled into a permanent line up and took on the name Zen Ten (Rich Cowdrey - guitars and keys; Elliott "Dodger" Cowdrey - guitars and bass; Dave "Redman" Redding - guitars; Steve Thellen - keys and programming; Dave "Spanky" LaTorre - drums.
In 2000, as Zen Ten's performance schedule thinned Downesy extended himself to other projects including the premier party band Desmond.
He and his wife, Nancy, make their home in Pelham, New Hampshire with their two children.
PERFORMANCE NAME: Downesy
ROLE: Singer/songwriter, sometime guitarist
OTHER OCCUPATIONS/INTERESTS: Entrepreneur. Screenwriter. Amateur Thespian.
MARITAL STATUS: Nancy Sullivan (May, 1993)
CHILDREN: James Brian and Alison Kelley.
HISTORY: Raised in Lowell, Massachusetts.
During his school years Brian found himself drawn to music while fumbling with the guitar. His early inspiration came from such bands as The Beatles, Deep Purple, U2, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix to name a few. Around this time he attended a regular weekend jam session at the home of his good friend Mike Bindas. The start up musicians did not have a singer so Downesy stepped in and has assumed the front man role ever since. The charismatic lead singer was anointed "Space" early on for his onstage antics and practical joking. Eventually the band's line up and show evolved and matured and moniker was dropped.
After numerous player rotations the band settled into a permanent line up and took on the name Zen Ten (Rich Cowdrey - guitars and keys; Elliott "Dodger" Cowdrey - guitars and bass; Dave "Redman" Redding - guitars; Steve Thellen - keys and programming; Dave "Spanky" LaTorre - drums.
In 2000, as Zen Ten's performance schedule thinned Downesy extended himself to other projects including the premier party band Desmond.
He and his wife, Nancy, make their home in Pelham, New Hampshire with their two children.
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